85: Tricia's Been Invited On A Cross-Country Road Trip
Episode 85 Tricia’s Been Invited on a Cross-Country Road Trip
Show Notes
“If you were about to go on a cross-country road trip with a new friend whom you know little about and they know little about you, and if we wanted to learn a little about each other in advance, what would be ‘required’ reading, viewing, or listening in advance of our road trip?” Rob stumped Tricia with this question for just a couple of minutes, but she quickly recovered…well, reasonably quickly! Together they share quotes from many sources—books, TV series, podcasts, friends—in answer to this question.
Quotes
How to enjoy the West Wing TV series (Rob’s very favorite) if you missed it in its prime? “First, pay attention to the rate and pace of the dialogue…a lot of people try to emulate that style! And pay attention to the’ clean line’ delivery. There is no stutter or stammer unless it is scripted.” – Rob
“For us non-governmental people, we don’t don’t work in government and don’t know the terminology—and yet, we are able to pay attention and know what they’re talking about! It’s a good study in context clues.” – Rob
“Some people get panicky without water. Some people get panicky if they don’t know where the nearest restroom is. Some people get panicky when they can’t find the exit to the room and know their strategy? Listen: I am fine anywhere as long as I have a book with me.” – Tricia
“The ‘what I do’ comes from Now, Discover Your Strengths, by Marcus Buckingham. The “why” I do it comes from Seth Godin’s Linchpin, and the “how” I do it comes from Jim Collins’ Great by Choice.
“I don’t always know the right thing to do, Lord, but I think the fact that I want to do the right thing that pleases you.” – a line from West Wing
“You can never ‘not’ like someone after you have heard their story.” – Fred Rogers
“Empathy is not agreeing. You can have empathy for a person without agreeing with their lifestyle, their choices, the decisions they’ve made or the things that they stand for. You can look and them at listen, and think ‘what is that like? Who taught you that?” – Nadia Bolzweber
‘Every behavior makes sense within context.” – Phil Vaughan
Sources Quoted (more information may be available on www.amazon.com or other booksellers)
Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality, by Rob Bell
Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert
The West Wing (especially the first four seasons!)
Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg
Great by Choice, by Jim Collins
Linchpin, by Seth Godin
Gilmore Girls – TV series
The Confessional – a podcast with Nadia Bolzweber (“a liberal thinker and a lover of messy people”—Tricia)
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